[外语类试卷]专业英语四级模拟试卷628及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 628及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be

2、read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at A

3、NSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 Intercultural Learning I. Introduction

4、gap between language teaching in class and in the real world 【 T1】 of intercultural awareness:【 T1】 _ crucial to comprehend and communicate in the global village II. Definition of intercultural learning A. The concept of culture including lifestyles,【 T2】 , beliefs, history or experiences, etc.【 T2】

5、 _ existing in one place or many places existing in a religion with followers from different【 T3】【 T3】 _ B. Interpretation of intercultural learning a process of getting better understanding of cultures around the world objective: to increase mutual【 T4】 and understanding【 T4】 _ forms: not only a pa

6、rt of EFL, but applied in all【 T5】【 T5】 _ III. Intercultural awareness the【 T6】 of language teaching rather than a “fifth skill“: to【 T6】 _ understand the relation between a second language/culture with the first one a(n)【 T7】 made up of a collection of skills and attitudes:【 T7】 _ 1)observing, iden

7、tifying and recognizing 2)comparing and contrasting 3)negotiating meaning 4)dealing with or tolerating ambiguity 5)effectively【 T8】【 T8】 _ 6)limiting the possibility of misinterpretation 7)defending ones own point of view while acknowledging the legitimacy of others 8)accepting difference method: re

8、alizing the vital importance of these skills【 T9】 _ using【 T9】 themes as materials in teaching IV. When should it be introduced?【 T10】 _ accessible to【 T10】 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 4 【 T3】 5 【 T4】 6 【 T5】 7 【 T6】 8 【 T7】 9 【 T8】 10 【 T9】 11 【 T10】 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two co

9、nversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the b

10、est answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have thirty seconds to preview the questions. （ A） Personal income and taxes. （ B） Real estate and inheritances. （ C） Retirement accounts and pensions. （ D） Money, marriage and finances. （ A） It is easy to talk about money problem before marriage.

11、 （ B） It is wise to show your entire property status before marriage. （ C） Money conversations are necessary before marriage. （ D） Marriage may end up with a big damage to your life. （ A） Marriage can increase your household income. （ B） An agreement before marriage is required by many people. （ C）

12、Your taxes can be lowered by marriage. （ D） Marriage will destroy your financial situation. （ A） Tuition fees. （ B） Food and lodging. （ C） Inheritances. （ D） Characters. （ A） It is beneficial to all of your insurances. （ B） It is sustained by the money you owned. （ C） It is more economical than bein

13、g single. （ D） It is based on mutual understanding. （ A） When you want to save some money. （ B） When you want to get a discount. （ C） When the gift is on your shopping list. （ D） When the gift is worth the money. （ A） Limit 1. （ B） Limit 3. （ C） Limit 5. （ D） Limit 6. （ A） If I buy the goods, I will

14、 save more money. （ B） If I dont buy the goods, there will be no such goods. （ C） If I buy the goods, I will get a free gift. （ D） If I dont buy the goods, they will raise the price. （ A） In order to let you compare prices when buying. （ B） In order to let you ignore the high price. （ C） In order to

15、 let you buy things in advance. （ D） In order to let you wait to buy some better things. （ A） Stay focused are the key words when shopping. （ B） Kelly Grant tells us to make a shopping list and check it twice when shopping. （ C） Kelly Grant recommends the “shop now, save later“ shopping way. （ D） Co

16、upons are the things that the stores want you to come back again. 二、 PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence.

17、22 You_John in the street this morning. Hes been dead for ages. （ A） mustnt see （ B） mustnt have seen （ C） couldnt see （ D） couldnt have seen 23 What does “His parents are dead against the trip“ mean? （ A） His parents are dead because of the trip. （ B） His parents are quite in opposition to the trip

18、. （ C） His parents are hardly against the trip. （ D） His parents have a very hard time during the trip. 24 Which of the following sentences indicates prediction? （ A） You must be back by 10 oclock. （ B） He has to move the desk himself. （ C） You should mind your own business. （ D） The book should att

19、ract all lovers of poetry. 25 Have you ever gone water-skiing before? Oh, yes,_. （ A） a dozen of time （ B） dozens of times （ C） dozens of time （ D） dozen of time 26 _, glasses can correct most sight defects in healthy eyes. （ A） When well-fitted （ B） If well-fitting （ C） When well-fitting （ D） If we

20、ll-fitted when 27 She was the only one of the few girls who_passed the examination. （ A） was （ B） were （ C） has （ D） have 28 The old woman would have been drowned_a passer-by dragged her out of the water. （ A） but for （ B） but that （ C） without （ D） if 29 John misses the early bus for oversleeping,_

21、the delay. （ A） hence to cause （ B） so to cause （ C） so as caused （ D） thus causing 30 The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American English are so trivial and few as hardly_. （ A） noticed （ B） to be noticed （ C） being noticed （ D） to notice 31 Which of the following senten

22、ces has a subject complement? （ A） A taxi was called for me. （ B） Linda was given nothing. （ C） The room is always kept clean. （ D） A glance was cast at him. 32 There are some rooms in the beach house,_served as a kitchen. （ A） the smaller of that （ B） the smaller of which （ C） the smallest of that

23、（ D） the smallest of which 33 I think an afternoon in the open air will do us good,_? （ A） doesnt it （ B） do you （ C） dont you （ D） does it 34 Many European Kings felt happier after Napoleon_from the scene. （ A） disappeared （ B） had disappeared （ C） was disappearing （ D） would disappear 35 _, Tom wo

24、uld have been a wealthy man. （ A） Was he to enter business （ B） If he was to enter business （ C） Was he entered business （ D） Had he entered business 36 _the desert is like a sea,_is the camel like ship. （ A） What: as （ B） As: as （ C） As: so （ D） That: so 37 One of my_customers was Fred Hasbrook, an

25、 electronics salesman. （ A） regular （ B） normal （ C） formal （ D） conventional 38 Steam_into water when it touches a cold surface. （ A） shrinks （ B） contracts （ C） condenses （ D） compresses 39 He was overcome by a sudden_of jealousy. （ A） surge （ B） tide （ C） rage （ D） tidings 40 He had gone to the r

26、eception desk,_to check out. （ A） presumably （ B） preliminarily （ C） formerly （ D） formally 41 “The man talking with my mom is our math teacher“ has all the following possible meanings EXCEPT_. （ A） the man who will talk with my mom. （ B） the man who is talking with my mom. （ C） the man who has been

27、 talking with my mom. （ D） the man who has talked with my mom. 三、 PART IV CLOZE Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. 41 AcommunityBcompassionCdescribeDdistractedlyEdocumenting Fdrast

28、icGimmediateHincreasinglyIprescribeJprotective KrebellionLrecipientMspiritualNsubstantiallyOviewing Medicine today focuses primarily on drugs and surgery, genes and germs. Yet love and intimacy are at the root of what makes us sick and what makes us well. If a new medication had the same impact, fai

29、lure to【 C1】 _it would be malpractice. Connections with other people affect not only the quality of our lives but also our survival. Study after study finds that people who feel lonely are many times more likely to get cardiovascular(心血管的 )disease than those who have a strong sense of connection and

30、【 C2】 _. In one study at Yale, men and women who felt the most loved and supported had 【 C3】 _less blockage in their coronary arteries(冠状动脉 ). Similarly, researchers from Case Western Reserve University studied almost 10,000 married men and found that those who answered “yes“ to this simple question

31、“Does your wife show you her love?“had significantly less chest pain. And when researchers at Duke surveyed men and women with heart disease, those who were single and lacked close friends were three times as likely to have died after five years. In all three studies, the【 C4】 _effects of love were

32、independent of other risk factors. Awareness is the first step in healing. When we understand the connection between how we live and how long we live, its easier to make different choices. Instead of【 C5】_the time we spend with friends and family as luxuries, we can see that these relationships are

33、among the most powerful determinants of our well-being and survival. Science is【 C6】 _the healing values of love, intimacy, etc.values that are part of almost all【 C7】 _traditions as well as many secular ones. Being unselfish may be the most self-serving approach to life, for it helps free both the

34、giver and【 C8】_ from suffering, disease and premature death. Rediscovering the wisdom of love and【 C9】 _ may help us survive at a time when an【 C10】 _isolated world so badly needs it. 42 【 C1】 43 【 C2】 44 【 C3】 45 【 C4】 46 【 C5】 47 【 C6】 48 【 C7】 49 【 C8】 50 【 C9】 51 【 C10】 SECTION A In this section

35、 there are several passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. 51 Surveys by Forrester Research show that individuals all over the world are using cloud technologies to

36、 store their personal and work stuff: files, contacts, photos, music, and videos. In Europe and the U. S., 61% and 77% of online adults respectively use one or more of these services. As a result, theres now a new Internet gold rush to help you build your digital selfto help you access, manage and b

37、enefit from your digital information, using any smartphone, tablet, PC, or web browser. Once your digital self is stored in online services, it becomes possible for providers to serve you with not only automated storage but advice. These providers do things such as automatically uploading your digit

38、al photos, synchronising your contacts everywhere and automatically assembling your expense report from photos, scans or emails of receipts. Or even advising you on the right financial strategy or workout times, based on your spending logs and work calendar. The companies offering these services are

39、 a mix of leading startups, big tech companies and new players. For example, Phil Libin created Evernote to help you remember everything easily, after he grew frustrated at fiddling with files to organise information from work and home. Now Evernote has 45m accounts and a new deal to serve Telefonic

40、as wireless customers worldwide. When you enter new notes, Evernote suggests related notes from your notebooks and those of coworkers youre linked to. Drew Houston started Dropbox to give you access to computer files everywheremotivated by his experience of needing files from his other computer. Dro

41、pbox aims to be your file system on any gadget, so you can easily find, share and save files no matter what browser or device youre using. Manilla, Doxo and Volly are variations on the idea of helping you organise and manage your bills and statements on one central website for free. Your providers g

42、et more people using digital services instead of paper, plus the chance to offer you better services based on your usage and needs, based on analysing your actually financial records. Apples iCloud, Microsofts SkyDrive, and Google Drive all aim to organise and store your key digital information onli

43、ne. Having all that stuff online makes new assistance and advice possible. Based on our research, we expect the battle to serve our digital selves to unfold over the next six years. Competitors big and little are jockeying for position, but none have a big head start. Individuals will come to be def

44、ined as much by where they store their digital selves as what their nationality is. Your choice of who to trust with the myriad details of your life in return for proactive services will be seen as a defining choice, just like choosing where to live or what kind of car to drive. The big American Int

45、ernet companies, major telcos, retailers and financial companies, and even some governments will compete to be the digital butler for the web of services that make up your digital self. Who you choose will define you. Will you become a Google, a BT, a Carrefour or a Baidu? Your choices will remake t

46、he power dynamics of the online world. 52 Which of the following is NOT true about the companies offering online services? （ A） They vary from each other in type, size and service, etc. （ B） They all want to have a bite on the market pie of the business. （ C） They store customers online records and

47、delete past information regularly. （ D） Some of them provide customers with related suggestions in fields like personal finance. 53 Compared with Dropbox, Evernote does all the following EXCEPT_. （ A） helping customers build online memories （ B） serving Telefonicas wireless customers worldwide （ C）

48、creating customers computer file systems （ D） providing related notes of yourself and your co-workers 53 The architect of the Walkie Talkie building in London has admitted that he predicted it might reflect hot sun rays to the street below but “didnt realize it was going to be so hot“. Visiting London this week, Rafael Vinoly said the original design of the building had featured horizontal sun louvres on its south-facing facade, but these are believed to have been removed during cost-cutting as the project developed. “We made a lot of mistakes with this building,“ admitted Vinoly, “